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WNBA rescinds Caitlin Clark's technical foul, avoiding suspension
Caitlin Clark plays basketball for the Indiana Fever.
During a game against the Chicago Sky, the referees gave her a technical foul.
That would have been her eighth technical foul of the season.
In the WNBA, getting eight technical fouls means you have to sit out the next game.
The foul happened when she accidentally bumped into a referee after being knocked out of bounds.
The Fever team complained right away, and the league agreed the call was wrong.
They took away the technical foul.
So Caitlin Clark won't miss any games.
She will play in her team's next home game.
The coach said it was just an accident and should not have been a foul.
The WNBA rescinded Caitlin Clark's technical foul from the Indiana Fever's 90-86 win over the Chicago Sky.
The foul would have been her eighth of the season, triggering an automatic one-game suspension under league rules.
The Fever appealed immediately after the final buzzer, and officials reversed the call in less than two hours.
The disputed play occurred in the third quarter when Clark was driven out of bounds and made contact with an official.
Clark remains available for Tuesday's home matchup against the New York Liberty in Indianapolis.
- Who
- Caitlin Clark, star with the Indiana Fever, along with the WNBA, Fever coach Stephanie White, Chicago Sky defender Natasha Cloud, and crew chief Maj Forsberg.
- What
- The WNBA overturned Clark's technical foul, which would have been her eighth of the season and triggered a one-game suspension.
- Where
- The disputed game's venue is not specified; Clark's next game is a home matchup in Indianapolis.
- When
- Saturday night, following the Fever's 90-86 victory over the Chicago Sky; the league reversed the call in less than two hours.
- Why
- The league determined the contact with the official was incidental and not intentional, so the technical foul was rescinded.
Key facts
- Player
- Caitlin Clark
- Team
- Indiana Fever
- League
- WNBA
- Technical foul status
- Would have been eighth of season; overturned to avoid a one-game suspension
- Disputed game
- Indiana Fever 90, Chicago Sky 86
- Disputed play
- Third-quarter contact with Natasha Cloud that sent Clark into an official
- Ruling
- Technical foul rescinded by league in less than two hours
- Next game
- Tuesday vs. New York Liberty at home in Indianapolis
Quotes
Stephanie White
Head coach of the Indiana Fever
“I thought her teammates should have come up and talked to her about that as well, I think it’s really bad… Officials have to have some awareness in those moments, and it didn’t happen.”
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“Really bad”
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